Unemployment Rate in Howard County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,232/3,222 · #37 in AR
31th
Howard 5.4%
AR 4.9% +9.2%
US 5.3% +1.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's unemployment rate of 5.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Howard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,229 | Hettinger County, ND | 5.4% |
| #2,230 | Alameda County, CA | 5.4% |
| #2,231 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | 5.4% |
| #2,232 | Howard County, AR | 5.4% |
| #2,233 | Howard County, TX | 5.4% |
| #2,234 | Douglas County, OR | 5.4% |
| #2,235 | Morgan County, IL | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Howard County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,232 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #37 of 75. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.